Definition of tax Tax
/tæˈks/ - [taks] - tax
We found 26 definitions of tax from 7 different sources.
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| tax - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government | ||
| taxation, revenue enhancement | ||
| levy the act of drafting into military service | ||
| single tax a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) | ||
| income tax a personal tax levied on annual income | ||
| capital gains tax a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling" | ||
| capital levy a tax on capital or property | ||
| departure tax a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air | ||
| franchise tax a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state | ||
| gift tax a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver | ||
| direct tax a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied | ||
| indirect tax a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations | ||
| capitation a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person | ||
| graduated tax, progressive tax any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases | ||
| proportional tax any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases | ||
| degressive tax any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases | ||
| rates a local tax on property (usually used in the plural) | ||
| stamp duty, stamp tax a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) | ||
| pavage a tax toward paving streets | ||
| transfer tax any tax levied on the passing of title to property | ||
| special assessment an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property | ||
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| tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" | ||
| levy, impose impose and collect; "levy a fine" | ||
| excise remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor" | ||
| tariff charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods" | ||
| surtax levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000" | ||
| overtax tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!" | ||
| tax - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) | ||
| assess | ||
| determine, set fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" | ||
| tax - make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" | ||
| charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" | ||
| tax - use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" | ||
| task | ||
| strain, extend use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tax (Noun)
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. - tax (Noun)
A burdensome demand. - tax (Verb)
To impose and collect a tax from a person. - tax (Verb)
To impose and collect a tax on something. - tax (Verb)
To make excessive demands on.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tax (n.)
A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. - tax (n.)
A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. - tax (n.)
Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. - tax (n.)
A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. - tax (n.)
A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. - tax (n.)
A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. - tax (n.)
Charge; censure. - tax (n.)
A lesson to be learned; a task. - tax (n.)
To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. - tax (n.)
To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court. - tax (n.)
To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.
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tax
An amount of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, most frequently levied upon income, property or sales. -
tax
(Of a government) To put or impose a tax on.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tax
taks, n. a rate imposed on property or persons for the benefit of the state: anything imposed: a burdensome duty.—v.t. to lay a tax on: to register or enrol for fiscal purposes (Luke ii. 1): to burden: to accuse: to examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.—ns. Taxabil′ity, Tax′ableness.—adj. Tax′able, capable of being, or liable to be, taxed—adv. Tax′ably.—ns. Taxā′tion, act of taxing; Tax′-cart, a light spring-cart; Tax′er.—adj. Tax′free, exempt from taxation.—ns. Tax′-gath′erer; Taxim′eter (see Addenda); Tax′ing-mas′ter, an officer of a court of law who examines bills of costs; Tax′-pay′er. [Fr. taxe, a tax—L. taxāre, to handle, value, charge—tangĕre to touch.]
Wikipedia 
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Tax is money that people have to pay to the government.
In ancient times, people from one city or region would attack people from another place, and make them pay "tribute". Tribute meant that the conquered people would pay money (or other things), and the conqueror would stop attacking them. A famous tribute was the Danegeld, when people from Denmark conquered part of England and made the English pay thousands of silver coins.
In a tax, the government makes the people of a country, state, or city pay money. This money goes to pay people who work for the government and to pay for things that the government does. There are lots of different kinds of taxes. Some taxes are based on how much money a person earns. The more money is earned, the more a person must pay. This is called an income tax. Other taxes are based on how much a person buys. This is a sales tax or value added tax (VAT). There are also taxes based on how much a person owns, called property tax. Things like houses have a property tax on them.
In the United States, for instance, the national governments has an income tax; most states have an income tax or a sales tax, or both; and cities and towns may have a sales tax or a property tax. In some states such as Ohio, the sales tax is different in each county.
The government uses the money collected from taxes to pay for things. For example, people who work for the government must be paid, so some taxes are used to pay these people. Taxes are sometimes also used in w
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